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Based on the Archie Comics graphic novel The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix’s Untitled Sabrina Project is set to be an hour-long drama that will reimagine the story of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age tale that traffics in horror, the occult and witchcraft. Twenty episodes have been ordered across two seasons.

Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa just shared our first look at Kiernan Shipka as the new Sabrina Spellman, alongside Ross Lynch as her boyfriend, Harvey Kinkle!

“Tonally in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina wrestling to reconcile her dual nature — half-witch, half-mortal — while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit.”

Kiernan Shipka (“Mad Men”) was recently cast as Sabrina Spellman, a new take on the character originally played by Melissa Joan Hart. Jaz Sinclair (Paper Towns) co-stars. Sinclair will play the role of Rosalind. Brash, empowered, and outspoken, Rosalind Walker is the daughter of Greendale’s minister and Sabrina’s best friend at Baxter High.

Ross Lynch (My Friend Dahmer) will play Harvey Kinkle, Sabrina’s boyfriend. The prince charming of this dark fairy tale, Harvey is the son of a coal miner, a dreamboat and a dreamer, completely unaware of the dark forces conspiring to keep him and Sabrina apart.

Michelle Gomez (“Doctor Who”) will play Mary Wardell, Sabrina’s (Shipka) favorite teacher and mentor at Baxter High. When she is possessed by the Devil’s handmaiden, Madam Satan, Ms. Wardell turns into a sultry, cunning manipulator who is always trying to lure Sabrina down the Path of Night.

Chance Perdomo is Ambrose Spellman. The character is Sabrina’s warlock cousin from England. Placed under house-arrest by the Witches Council, Ambrose is forbidden from leaving the funeral home where he lives with the Spellman women. Witty, puckish and pan-sexual, he is one of Sabrina’s partners in crime, always up for mischief.

Lucy Davis (Wonder Woman) has been cast as Hilda Spellman, one of Sabrina’s two witch aunts. More nurturing than Zelda, Hilda’s motherly nature and warm sense of humor belie a wicked, ghoulish streak. She is as adept at brewing spite jars against her family’s enemies as she is at concocting love potions for the students at Baxter High.

Miranda Otto (Annabelle: Creation) is Zelda Spellman, Sabrina’s other aunt. Proud and devout, Zelda believes there is no greater honor than serving the Dark Lord as a member of the Church of Night. She is the family’s disciplinarian, fiercely protective of Sabrina, and very much Cain to aunt Hilda’s Abel.

Richard Coyle (The Collection) is Father Blackwood, High Priest of the Church of Night and Dean of the Academy of the Unseen Arts. Ruthless and ambitious, Blackwood hides a terrifying dark agenda that will put him in direct conflict with Sabrina and other members of the coven.

Tati Gabrielle (“The 100”) who will play Prudence, a student at the Academy of Unseen Arts and the de facto leader of a trio of witches known as the Weird Sisters. Beautiful and cunning, Prudence nurses a deep, personal, and possibly life-threatening grudge against Sabrina.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa executive produces and writes. Lee Toland Krieger will executive produce and direct. Other executive producers include Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter (Berlanti Productions) and Jon Goldwater (Archie Comics).

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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[Review] “Creepshow” Season 3 Tackles Mythological and Modern Horrors in This Week’s Episode

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Creepshow Stranger Sings

Remnants of Greek mythology and zombie-like demons occupy this week’s installment of Creepshow.

Axelle Carolyn and Jordana Arkin get things started with “Stranger Sings”, a comical segment about a meet-cute gone terribly wrong. When Sara (Suehyla El-Attar) has her hands full at the store, a doctor named Barry (Chris Mayers) steps in to help. Barry at first hesitates to reach out; a recent and bad breakup has left him feeling uncertain. Sara instead welcomes Barry’s assistance and even lets him accompany her home. Barry later declines Sara’s offer to come inside for a drink, but he eventually changes his tune — or rather, he changes his mind when he hears an enchanting tune. The afternoon soon takes a turn once Barry steps inside Sara’s house.

“Stranger Sings” is a classic example of subverting expectations. Sara is approached by the random man whose ‘nice guy’ behavior might normally raise a few red flags, but she finds him more charming than creepy. Their early banter is friendly, if not awkward for both the parties involved and the viewers. Where things change is Sara’s sudden invitation. Seasoned watchers of horror are naturally distrustful of any and all unusual situations, and in this case, their suspicions are founded. 

Creepshow Stranger Sings

Carolyn and Arkin’s segment is surprising once all the cards are on the table, but it also does not leave much of an impression after the fact. As per usual, the creature involved is a delight to look at and helps connect the episode to the show’s overall theme. Yet that is something Creepshow is becoming too known for; featuring a standout practical effect or design but delivering a flat story.

The episode completely shifts moods with Joe Lynch and John Esposito’s “Meter Reader”. Set in a grave new world where waste collection is for severed heads rather than garbage, people are shut off from society as a mysterious scourge continues to sweep the planet. The segment centers on one particular family whose patriarch (Johnathon Schaech) has left to serve a higher calling of sorts. Meanwhile, his wife and kids anxiously await his return.

Creepshow Meter Reader

This is a dismal and unrelenting story inspired by the times we are living in. In place of an enduring virus is a demonic threat that forces people to quarantine and evokes arguments. There is no end in sight for the world here. The characters possess two attitudes toward the situation; the optimist who thinks things will turn out for the better, and the realist who no one wants to listen to. The plot is entirely topical, so anyone looking for escapism may not find it in “Meter Reader”. On the other hand, it is a potent time capsule for this era of humanity. Lynch and Esposito do a good job of funneling real-life anxieties into their story.

This episode is made up of two disparate tales; one lighthearted and one serious. The distinct differences between them create a tonal whiplash, but Creepshow fans appreciate the variety.

New episodes of Creepshow Season 3 are released every Thursday on Shudder.

Creepshow Meter Reader

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